Monday, July 25, 2011

Not in the interest of education

The sacking of Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as Vice-Chancellor of Darul-Urool Deoband University by Majlis-e-Shoora is the stark example of politics in educational institution of India. Darul-Uloom Deoband University is the most prestigeous institution of Islamic learning and culture in India. It is a world renown centre of Islamic learning and culture and education. Vastanavi was sacked because he was voted out in Majlis-e-Shoora. Eight out of 13 voted against him and only five voted in his favour. He is a forward looking academician of comparatively younger age. He could make great contribution to the institution as V-C. He gave focus on all round development of the students and the community as well and they were reportedly very happy over his being the V-C. But a section of Shoora members were against him and because of political reasons, he was removed. As the Darul-Uloom Islam Deoband University is an autonomous institution, the government has no business to interfere in its functioning. But the general students have to judge whether Vastanvi as V-C was beneficial to him in learning that could bring them on par with others in this completetive world. Man of outdated belief, short-sighted and has a religeous bent of mind can not give priority to the contantly changing priority in accordance with the requirement of students in education. So, it is for the students of Darul-Uloom Deoband University to react to the sacking of V-C Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi in their own way without allowing any political influence to guide them from outside the university campus. The way Vastanvi was removed amply reflects that how education in India is run by the Committee of the institution. Its dictat is final and no body has right to question its resolution. It is more interested in cultivating its political interest than making arrangement for imparting better and standard education to students. Students must request Shoora to reconsider its decision. Vastanvi had praised the Narendra Modi Government of Gujarat, saying that muslims were also benefited from development initiatives taken by it. It is quiet natural that in secular India and composite culture that we have the state government of any ideological belief can not exclude any particular community from taking benefit of development initiatives introduced by it. It was his only fault that he praised Gujarat Government and for that he had to pay the price. The decision taken by the Majlis-e-Shoora about the sacking of Vastanvi is not in the interest of education. It is a politically motivated decision. So, untill and unless educational institutions are kept apolitical, V-Cs like Vatanvis will continue to be sacked for no fault of their own.

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